Podcasts

The AI Joy Gap: Why Some Developers Thrive While Others Struggle

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Michael Parker, VP of Engineering at TurinTech AI, about bringing joy back to software development in the AI era, the emerging role of "factory architects" who orchestrate AI agents rather than write code directly, and the cultural divide between AI hype and the reality developers face on legacy codebases.

Tiger Teams, Evals and Agents: The New AI Engineering Playbook

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sam Bhagwat, co-founder and CEO of Mastra, about building and sustaining open source communities, the emerging discipline of AI engineering and evals, and how cross-functional Tiger Teams are key to shipping agentic applications.

Information Flow: The Hidden Driver of Engineering Culture

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Adrian Peryer about Ron Westrum's organizational culture continuum, the role of information flow in shaping team culture, and how leaders can develop requisite imagination to detect weak signals.

Leading from Any Position: Richard Bown on Humane Engineering Organizations

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Richard Bown about transitioning from management back to individual contributor roles, leading from any position, and creating humane engineering organizations.

From Technical Excellence to Leadership: Understanding Yourself First

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Frankie Berkoben about executive coaching for engineering leaders, applying iterative development to personal growth, and supporting neurodivergent team members.